Following news that KISS will be inducted into the 2014 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, Gene Simmons tells Rolling Stone that the band’s original lineup may reunite at the event.
Asked if he is open to the idea of playing with Peter Criss and Ace Frehley that night, Simmons says, “Sure, why not?”
Having previously stated that he never wanted to play with them again, Gene clarified his position.
“That was for a tour,” he explains. “But they were equally important in the formation of the band. When you have kids with your first wife, you give kudos. The fact you got remarried doesn't delete or minimize the important. Hey, ‘You have gave birth to this thing, Kiss, with Ace, Peter, Paul and Gene.’"
“There's never been bad blood,” he continued. “I love them as people. I just hate drugs and alcohol. I don't care if you are Mötley [Crüe] or Springsteen. If you don't have the balls to get on the stage straight, it's an insult to the fans and the band members.”
The annual Rock Hall induction typically ends the evening with a big all-star finale where all the inductees do a song together, so is Simmons open to closing the show with "Rock and Roll All Nite."
“Sure,” says Gene. “What other song ends the night?”
KISS will be inducted along with Nirvana, Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates, Cat Stevens and Linda Ronstadt.
The induction ceremony will be held at New York’s Barclays Center on April 10th, 2014.
The event marks the first time the general public will be able to attend the ceremony in New York City.
Tickets will go on sale to the public in January, with a pre-sale for members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum starting at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31.
HBO will record the event for broadcast in May.
KISS recently topped the fan voting for the 2014 Rock Hall, with 239,417 votes, or 17.22% of the more than 1.39 million votes cast.
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